Papagomo ordered to pay Anwar RM800,000
Blogger Papagomo or Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris has been ordered by the Court of Appeal to pay damages of RM800,000 to Anwar Ibrahim. The appellate court today dismissed his appeal against the quantum and decision by the Kuala Lumpur High Court which found him to have committed libel.
Issue
- Defamation lawsuit [Anwar Ibrahim v. Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris]
- Defamation suit on politicians over various accusations.
Directly implicated parties
- Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris
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UMNO Youth member known by his blog name of Papagomo
Indirectly implicated parties
Implicated parties through circumstantance
Disclosing Parties
- Anwar Ibrahim
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Dato' Seri Haji Anwar bin Ibrahim is the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is a Malaysian politician is the Opposition Leader since May 2020 and the President of the People's Justice Party since November 2018. Previously he served as Finance Minister from 1991 until 1998.
Source
Link
Malaysiakini, (05 Dec, 2015). Papagomo ordered to pay Anwar RM800,000. Retrieved 30 Jan, 2021, from